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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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